The Finance Department says Flaherty is scheduled to hold a news conference on Thursday at 8:15 a.m. (1215 GMT).# A! `8 Q, y9 s8 W& ]( _7 E- Q
1 W" m4 v) [3 a h5 J; I1 Z! zA government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the government will reduce the maximum amortization period of a mortgage to 25 years from 30 years, and lower the level of home equity that can be borrowed against to 80 percent from 85 percent.6 [" U5 P. A, U$ a& M0 |1 Q